since he is born with weapons for the use of wisdom and virtue, he may use them for the opposite ends.

人生下来就有可以运用智慧和美德的利器,但人也可以用这利器反其道行之

耶鲁公开课 - 古希腊历史简介课程节选

And there is much in his writing that recalls the sort of extraordinary virtues and capacities of the citizens of the ancient republican city-state.

他的著作当中有许多响应,特别是美德,以及公民地位的论点,那是属于古代城邦共和所独有。

耶鲁公开课 - 政治哲学导论课程节选

Somewhere in The Great Gatsby, which was my Tom Sawyer when I was twelve, the youthful narrator remarks that everybody suspects himself of having at least one of the cardinal virtues and he goes on to say that he thinks his, bless his heart, is honesty.

在Great，Gatsby的某个地方，我表哥在那,当时我12岁，那个年轻的叙事者谈论道,每个人都怀疑他,有至少一种基本的美德，他继续说,他认为他的内心是诚实的。

耶鲁公开课 - 1945年后的美国小说课程节选